2004-12-21

The Pigeons Are Coming Home To Roost

Les Kinsolving weighs in on the Washington Post's reaction to Notre Dame firing its first-ever black football coach.

"Should colleges be forced to accept an affirmative action in selecting coaches by race, when selecting players by race -- rather than ability alone -- would never be tolerated?"

We say: why not? The pigeons are now coming home to roost. Universities across the country have been on the vanguard of those clamoring for de facto racial quotas. Let's see how the shoe fits on the other foot.